1972 TROPHY AWARDS

 

Trophy Achievement Points Estimated Weight Winner
Mitchell Hedges Best Shark of the season   Blue – 121lbs A H Endersby
Mickey Wonnall Runner up to Mitchell Hedges   Blue – 120lbs D Turner
Norman Lorraine Best Blue Shark of the season   Blue – 121lbs A H Endersby
Sammy Porbeagle Best Porbeagle Shark of the season   Porbeagle – 210lbs Mr J Weedon
Alan Caunter Best Shark of season by a Lady Member   Blue – 80lbs Mrs S M Maddock
Sercombe Oliver Best Mako Shark of season     No award
Martin Rossi Best Thresher Shark of season     No award
Barbican Trophy Heaviest Shark caught single handed     No award
Venning Trophy Most outstanding or unusual capture of the season   Blue – 108lbs on 7.5lbs breaking strain line S James
SACGB Trophy Most Sharks over 100lbs in the season   Porbeagles of 160lbs, 148lbs, 125lbs and 110lbs R Spraggs
T N Foster Heaviest Shark caught by a Member overseas   Dusty – 201lbs (Bahrain) J Hughes
Phil Heathman First Blue Shark of the calendar year of 213cm or over, or 137cm or over if a Porbeagle, Mako or Thresher   Porbeagle – 121lbs Dr. D Lee
Auger First Shark of 120 points or more caught in the season   Porbeagle – 121lbs Dr. D Lee
Leslie Andrews Light Tackle Best Shark caught during the season caught on light line   Blue – 108lbs on 7.5lbs breaking strain line S James
European Trophy Best Shark over 110 points caught by a member residing in the continent of Europe (excl Great Britain)   Blue – 85lbs Cdr. C P Manders – (Holland)
K A Bones Best Shark caught by a member resident in Essex     No award
W K Wileman Trophy Best Shark caught during the season by a Member resident in the Midlands   Blue – 110lbs P Webster
R C Roberts Best qualifying Shark of the season   Blue – 158lbs Mr. R A Hulett
Daphne Case Trophy Best Shark caught by a member resident in Looe     No award
Ron Gibson Trophy Best Shark caught by a member resident in Yorkshire   Blue – 101lbs J Hallam
Derek Denne Best Shark caught by a member resident in Devon   Blue – 103lbs W H Dutfield
W F Crow Trophy Best Shark caught by a member with a London postal address   Blue – 119lbs N L Sercombe
Surrey Trophy Best Shark caught by a member resident in Surrey   Blue – 91lbs R King
Welsh Trophy Best Shark caught by a member resident in Wales    Blue – 80lbs C Williams
Marsden Sutcliffe Trophy Best Shark caught by a junior member over 12 years and under 16 years of age     No award
Redknap Trophy Best Blue Shark caught by a member resident in Oxford     No award
J J Holmes Best Shark caught during the season by a member resident in Sussex   Blue – 93lbs M A Goldsmith

Leaping Mako Tapestries

D Cowan Porbeagle – 296lbs (Langstone, Hants)
R Staplehurst Porbeagle – 228lbs (Bembridge, IOW)
P Rogers Porbeagle – 222lbs (Newlyn, Cornwall)
P F Rouxel Porbeagle – 220lbs (St. Peter Port, Guernsey, C.I.)
J Weedon Porbeagle – 210bs (St. Helier, Jersey, C.I.)
A J Maffia Porbeagle – 20olbs (Yarmouth IOW)
R A Hulett Blue – 158lbs (Falmouth)
D Ambler Blue- 153.5lbs (Plymouth)

Monthly Cups – awarded for best Shark caught each month

 

Month Winner
June Mr D Turner – 120lbs Blue
July Mr A Endersby – 121lbs Blue
August Mr B Webster – 110lbs Blue
September Mr N L Sercombe – 119lbs Blue
October Mr H E Carter – 145lbs Porbeagle

Boatmen’s Trophies

Trophy Achievement Winner
Cock of the Fleet Awarded to the Looe Skipper (Club Member) of the boat catching the heaviest Shark of the season Our Daddy – 128lbs Blue
Looe Fishermans Protection Association Awarded to the winner of the Cock of the Fleet Trophy A J Pengelly
T Clark Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) catching the best shark of the season D Adams – The Torbay Belle – 296lbs Porbeagle
Dusty Miller Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) who catches the most qualifying shark in one season E F Wallis – Talisman, Mousehole – 45 sharks in 76 trips